No project in Summit City, but 3 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Summit City votes on zoning. The Union County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
CoreWeave AI data center at the former Merck campus (NEST)
Kenilworth, Union County
27 acres · for CoreWeave
🕒 Nov 2025: NJ Economic Development Authority approved a $250 million tax credit for the 250 MW proj…
Approved, not built yetabout 14 miles awayData center site at the ON3 campus (former Roche campus)
Nutley, Essex County
11 acres
🕒 July 2025: Nutley approved a redevelopment plan for 275 Kingsland Street that allows a major data c…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Stopped or cancelledabout 14 miles awayData center at 69-71 New Hook Road (Constable Hook)
Bayonne, Hudson County
🕒 Aug 12, 2026: City Council voted 5-0 to ban data centers in every zone; the mayor signed it the next d…
Local votes and rules
🚫 Ban
Summit's council moved to add AI data centers to the city's list of banned land uses, with a final vote after a public hearing in mid-June 2026. The draft used a 20 megawatt threshold to define an AI data center. No data center was proposed in Summit.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Summit City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Jersey Central Power & Light Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in New Jersey.